If Joe Mauers worth $184 million to the Twins, whats Brian McCann worth to the Braves?
“Joe Mauer is obviously very important to his ballclub. You’d be hard-pressed to say Brian McCann is any less valuable to this team than Joe Mauer is to the Twins. It’s no secret that when Brian’s in the lineup that we play good baseball and when he’s out of the lineup we’ve struggled in years past. You know what you’re going to get from him — 20 to 25 homers, 90 RBIs, a tough out every time he walks up to the plate, a leader on the field and in the dugout. He’s a great teammate. Everyone here loves him to death. I think his big payday is coming soon.” What does it mean to you to be in position to go from draft day to retirement day — whenever that day is — to be a Brave for your entire career? “It’ll put me in some elite company with the Ripkens, the Gwynns, probably (Derek) Jeter. Not many guys do it. It’s taken some sacrifice on my part and some on the Braves’ part to make it happen, but we think enough of each other to work with each other so that it can happen. I never wanted a
